Rocket science? Try conducting a ballet

At university Alexander Rodrigues faced a choice between two potential career paths: astrophysics, or music?

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Reigning cats: Penrith skipper predicts champs can dominate NRL for years

Isaah Yeo believes there are plenty of reasons why the club will win more premierships in the next few seasons.

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Linda Jackson: ‘I’m happy on my own’

Best known for founding Flamingo Park Frock Salon with Jenny Kee, Linda Jackson opens up about the men who have influenced her life, and why she’s happy to be single.

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COVID-19 positive ambulance attendant told to come to work, says union

The worker tested positive for the virus after he deteriorated at work the same day, having just taken a patient to hospital, according to an account from the Victorian Ambulance Union.

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‘I’m no longer the hunter, I’m the hunted’: Titmus has target on her back after Tokyo heroics

The Olympics star did not realise how badly she needed to take a breath before jumping back into the pool after a golden Games.

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Makers of pulled ABC documentary agreed not to ask star witness key questions

The “star witness” in the ABC’s documentary and podcast on murdered journalist Juanita Nielsen demanded that the program makers not ask him crucial questions, including about his criminal record.

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‘Vindicated’ Tim Flannery unfazed by climate change critics

The 2007 Australian of the Year was one of the first people to warn of the dangers of climate change. He says we still have time to stop climate change.

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‘If stars align’, five-year-olds could get first shots by Christmas

Pfizer says it is taking the first step towards a formal application to the medicines regulator to allow its vaccine to be fast-tracked for children aged five to 11.

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Let’s talk about who we are online - because that is who we are

How we behave online not only reflects our true selves, it shapes the people we become.

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Bad Art Friend saga reveals how social media steals from all of us

It all started when a writer donated a kidney to a stranger, a breathtakingly altruistic act that she documented on social media. We could call it the world’s best (or worst) humble brag – except there was nothing humble about it.

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Don’t be so reckless, NSW: Why we should keep the Freshwater ferries

When the Queenscliff sets sail on Wednesday for its final weekday passenger service, we will all wax lyrical with our favourite Manly ferry moment. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Canberra won’t find corruption because it’s desperate not to look

The well-publicised actions of watchdogs in NSW and Victoria starkly expose the federal government’s failure to act.

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‘Some may be cautious’: Gyms do the heavy lifting required to reopen

Gyms and fitness studios are offering free workouts, new programs and improved ventilation to entice clients back from Monday.

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No more lockdowns, international borders could open sooner: Perrottet

Premier Dominic Perrottet says he’s committed to avoiding any further lockdowns in NSW, saying “targeted restrictions” were his preference as the state opens up.

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What do the next three months look like politically for Morrison and Albanese?

With four weeks of Parliament left and Australia’s COVID-states now starting to open up, the last three months of 2021 offer political risks and opportunities for the Coalition and Labor.

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Replica ship kept afloat by volunteers after COVID closure

A group of volunteers are getting hope in exchange for hard work in keeping the Enterprize afloat after the not-for-profit that manages the ship ran out of cash.

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Rucks set to roll around again until trade music stops

At least five ruckman are likely to change clubs by the end of the trade period but it needs one club or player to make the first move to get them all rolling.

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Inside a vintage-loving travel blogger’s wardrobe

From her go-to activewear to the boots she won’t take off, Julia Ashwood aka The Vista reveals her favourite fashion finds.

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IVF on us: Spotify leads the way with family benefits for Australian staff

Australia has one of the least generous parental leave schemes in the world, but Spotify’s head of HR is “calling bullshit” after introducing a suite of radical new policies.

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We need to protect children from harms of social media

As the scandals surrounding Facebook stack up, we have a timely opportunity to create a regulatory framework that ensures that Big Tech starts to operate in the best interests of children.

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Immigrants will likely trust Dominic Perrottet - it’s the inner city folk whose values are WEIRD

The Western, Educated, Industrialised, Rich and Developed world often thinks differently to the family-oriented and religious immigrant communities who hold a lot of electoral power in NSW.

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Morrison’s tiptoe through the climate minefield shouldn’t lead him to a COPout

The Prime Minister must contend with conservative voters who don’t want climate action but also those who do, and the prospect of losing Liberal seats - and government. He should see little to gain from a no-show at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

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How Barnaby Joyce sent the ‘fear of God’ through Big Tech

His daughter wounded by a “devastating lie” on social media, the Deputy Prime Minister struck back this week. Now the tech giants are worried.

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The football factory: The 24-hour walks and stadium sleepouts shaping Penrith’s NRL dynasty

The Panthers had been building to their historic NRL title for years. But what makes their pathways systems so good?

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Fight over corruption watchdog could result in an empty kennel

With Labor keen to target corruption as part of its election campaign, citing the “sports rorts” and “car pork” affairs, parliamentary deadlock is most likely.

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How Australia got blindsided in the great Pacific climate coup

The powerful Pacific Islands bloc is demanding the developed world delivers on the $100 billion dollars promised in climate finance.

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Dominic Perrottet, the archetypal man in a hurry

Perrottet brings a new energy to the state’s path out of lockdown but his propensity to crash or crash through brings risks as well.

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Perrottet, Trump and their architecture of pie-eyed beauty

NSW’s new Premier, when he was treasurer, did a demolition job on modern architecture, but don’t be distracted - his main focus is plain old demolition.

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New residents in fast-growing areas of Sydney to bear cost of rate rises

The state government has given councils a lever to increase rates income from next year if their populations are growing.

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‘Australia has become a go-to destination for dirty money’: Leaks reveal nation’s tax weaknesses

The Pandora Papers again highlight how Australia has fallen behind other countries in stamping out tax avoidance and money laundering.

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‘Knocks me out’: Moves to cool hot property market lock out first home buyers

Prospective buyers such as Ashley Van Deyk face tougher borrowing limits, and some believe more tightening is on the way.

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Hawks get timing badly wrong with attempt to trade veterans

Hawthorn now knows 2021 is not a vendor’s market. Few clubs have salary-cap room, thanks to the COVID-created pay deferment.

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Why not being able to travel stings me so much

Normally I would laugh, but lately I just can’t. I’m talking about the memes my friends are sending me, knowing that I am clawing at the walls in desperation.

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Net sovereignty: How nation-states are reining in the online giants

Ten years ago, Facebook and Google might have won February’s stand-off with Australia. But governments everywhere are fighting back.

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Dossiers and cover-ups: Facebook puts profits before safety, whistleblower reveals

The damning testimony of a former Facebook employee in the US has confirmed Facebook and its family of products are damaging to society and individuals, particularly young girls.

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George Clooney and Julia Roberts book their tickets to paradise in Australia

PS can reveal Clooney will be coming to Australia along with wife Amal and their twins, five-year-olds Ella and Alexander.

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Amazon is America’s silliest inventor. It needs to take more care

Amazon seems to be making any doodad it can dream up and seeing what people do with it. But just because a company can do something, doesn’t mean that it should.

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Aboriginal Victoria: Find the traditional owners in your part of the state

Use our interactive map to find the Traditional Owners in your part of the state.

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How can we stop the Melbourne Cup ending in tragedy?

Over the past decade, more overseas-trained horses have been running in the Melbourne Cup – with increasingly lethal results.

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We must walk with Victoria’s First Peoples on the land they made beautiful

As Victoria pursues justice for its First Peoples, we begin the search for truth by exploring what life was like here before Europeans changed everything.

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US special forces rotating into Taiwan for training: sources

Sources suggested the training predated the Joe Biden administration, which came into office in January.

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ASX set to rise as Wall Street surges on debt-ceiling truce

Wall Street rallies after a truce in the debt-ceiling standoff in the US Congress relieved concerns of a possible government debt default this month.

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Melbourne nearly sacked Munster but chairman wants him at Storm for life

Matt Tripp says a return to Queensland as the face of the second Brisbane franchise would be a bad move for Storm five-eighth, who narrowly avoided having his contract ripped up over the ‘white powder’ video.

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Farmers have done their ‘heavy lifting’ on climate action, Nationals say

David Littleproud has played down the prospect of major cuts to emissions from farming programs in an upcoming climate plan, declaring other industries must do more.

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Brandis steals the show at Conservative hoe-down

As they say at Westminister: “There’s no party like a Conservative Party.”

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Careful, they might hear you: why Scott Morrison’s ministry is so quiet

Scott Morrison is blessed with a compliant ministry that lets the man in charge do most of the talking, but will it keep working?

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‘No issues with the reporting’: Outgoing ABC news boss unrepentant over controversial stories

In an exclusive interview, outgoing ABC news boss Gaven Morris stood by the public broadcaster’s recent reporting.

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Businesses set to open, but Service NSW vaccine passport not ready

As retail stores, restaurants and gyms prepare to open to the public after months of lockdown it remains unclear when the integrated Service NSW vaccine certificate will be made available to residents across the state.

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Holding the Liberals’ moderate line will be key to Guy’s success

State Liberals are realising that targeting conservative church groups may help raise membership fees, but could make winning elections more difficult.

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Conservation research is being ignored because it is not in English

New research has found valuable insight into conservation efforts and endangered species are potentially being missed because they were published in languages other than English.

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‘Huge problem’: Parcel returns a costly, unsustainable headache for retailers

The pandemic-fuelled explosion in online shopping is generating huge volumes of parcel returns.

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‘Overdrive’: Energy crunch propels Asian gas price to record high

Soaring international oil and gas prices are lifting the outlook for Australia’s large energy producers.

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Lockdown should be the new normal

On Monday, home haircuts, bodgie backyard bars and driveway gyms will end. Most people will erupt in joyous leisurely latte sipping sessions. I will not be one of them.

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‘Pay the price’: Tech giants could face legal responsibility for trolls

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his deputy Barnaby Joyce have launched stinging attacks on social media companies over anonymous abuse.

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ACCC calls for banks to name-check transactions to stop ‘rapidly rising’ scams

The competition tsar has called on the banking industry to improve processes to name-check transactions as one way to stop scammers.

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Australians wait more than a decade to reap cost benefit from an electric vehicle

As many countries pledge subsidies to speed up the transition to cleaner electric vehicles, new analysis shows Australian EV buyers can wait 16 years for a financial benefit.

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Climate change prompts plan to replace trees in Carlton Gardens

A new council master plan looks at replacing avenues of deciduous trees in the Carlton Gardens because of climate change concerns.

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Andrews government knew three years ago about alleged rorts at centre of corruption probe

Victoria’s anti-corruption commission will hear evidence during a four-week investigation into branch stacking about how public grants to ethnic groups were used for political purposes.

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Warning of surge in COVID-related workers’ compensation claims

As NSW begins to reopen from Monday, lawyers and regulators have said the cost of compensation claims related to workplace COVID-19 infections are expected to rise sharply.

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Ambulance boss calls in ADF to ease health crisis

Triage tents are being constructed outside hospitals and defence personnel are gearing up to drive ambulances as health authorities brace for a growing wave of very sick COVID-19 patients.

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ASX set for bright start on back of volatile Wall Street session; bitcoin jumps

Stocks have rallied in New York as volatility reigned on Wall Street, as investors held out hope that Congress may yet be able to temporarily extend the federal government’s debt ceiling.

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Who to buy and sell in the great sports stock exchange

Footy’s done, cricket hasn’t started, it must be time for our annual share-price guide to sports and sportspeople.

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Action needed now to prevent alcohol harm behind closed doors

Alcohol sales have increased during the pandemic, and we are now starting to grapple with the impact of increasing rates of alcohol harm on families and communities.

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Deadwood-inspired New Gold Mountain gets down and dirty in the gold rush

It’s set in the Victorian goldfields of the 1850s, but SBS’s first historical drama is not the tale you may think you already know.

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China releases Australian coal trapped in storage to help fuel crisis

China is releasing Australian coal from bonded storage as it seeks more fuel to relieve its stressed power system, Reuters reported. 

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Old is new again at Racing NSW in the time of COVID

The NSW Spring Racing Carnival is about to kick off, but the sport’s peak racing body is at a leadership crossroads.

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Voters in NSW and Victoria cut support for Scott Morrison’s Coalition

Voters in the nation’s two biggest states have cut their support for the Coalition since the last election, but Queensland is rebounding for the government.

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Car makers push online sales as young Australians don’t want to haggle

Car manufacturers want to sell directly to Australians over the internet without the need for dealerships, as they argue against more regulations of the market.

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Troubled EISS spent funds on $150,000 BMW X5 for ex-CEO

Luxury cars and Stanford business training will be added to the list of questionable expenses EISS Super will be forced to explain next week after an expenses scandal caused a leadership crisis at the $6 billion super fund.

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The ‘adult in the room’: why the Nats’ quiet achiever Paul Toole will be a blessing for Perrottet

The new Deputy Premier has the safe hands and cool head to help heal a fractured NSW Coalition.

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Scott Morrison farewells a ‘dear friend’ in Gladys Berejiklian

New NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet is unlikely to be as easygoing, despite Morrison’s boast that they work well together.

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‘Contact tracing and nothing else’: Greens bid to ban police from QR code data

The Greens will try to ban police from accessing QR code check-in data to make sure trust isn’t undermined in public health measures. Labor says it will look at the bill.

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Food bans in schools discouraged in new allergy strategy

Schools are being asked to move away from blanket bans on common allergens such as nuts and eggs, with experts calling for better food labelling, individual allergy management and better staff training.

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I backed Berejiklian’s right to power, but her fall is not a blow for feminism

Solidarity among women is critical, but it is not unconditional. An essential condition is accountability.

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‘Like struggling for breath’: Loneliness takes heavy toll on Australians

More than 25 per cent of Australians have experienced loneliness for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found, with one expert saying it may be the nation’s next public health crisis.

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Global energy crisis is the first of many in the clean-power era

The world is living through the first major energy crisis of the clean-power transition. It won’t be the last.

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‘You do get treated differently’: Does Toby Greene get a fair go?

If anyone in the history of football knows what it’s like to have a less than flattering reputation, it’s David Rhys-Jones. The Carlton great and 1987 Norm Smith Medallist was infamously reported 25 times for a total of 22 games’ suspension across his career with the Blues and the Swans.

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Public school teacher shortage raises fears they will ‘run out of teachers’

Confidential departmental documents show NSW government schools face an unprecedented lack of teachers and are likely to “run out in the next five years”.

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I’m a Sydneysider, get me out of here

We’ve all been in this together, and now we can’t wait to get out together.

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French ambassador returning to Australia to ‘redefine terms of relationship’

France will send its ambassador to Australia back to Canberra following a bitter dispute over the new AUKUS defence pact.

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‘Pioneers’: Russians arrive at space station to film first movie in orbit

Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.

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ASX set to jump as Amazon, Apple lead Wall Street rally

Wall Street’s most valuable companies Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet are each more than 2 per cent higher following a selloff in growth stocks the day before.

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Five shows to get you through the last five days of lockdown

Make the remaining time before Freedom Day count with these viewing suggestions.

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Having too much time in lockdown to confront the truth of our mortality

The ageing process marches on even though our lives have stood still for more than 18 months.

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Mistakes, poor judgment: It’s too early to be sending Berejiklian tributes

The time to assess the former NSW premier’s public contribution surely hinges on the outcome of ICAC’s deliberations.

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The longest dispute: How the firefighters’ union took centre stage

For years a series of disputes involving the firefighters’ union roiled Victorian politics. It cost a minister and two Country Fire Authority chiefs their jobs. This is how it played out.

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IBAC scrutiny on Andrews over firefighters’ union deal

Victoria’s anti-corruption body has been examining the conduct of the Premier and a senior public servant over their role in controversial deals that benefited the firefighters’ union.

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Eales swaps waterfront development battle for New York HQ

Planning conditions attached to a Birchgrove waterfront renovation read like an advertisement against buying a heritage home.

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‘Weakest watchdog’: Report slams Morrison plan for integrity commission

A planned national corruption commission would be the weakest watchdog in the nation if it goes ahead as proposed, a report has found.

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Dominic Perrottet targets western Sydney for 2023 election battleground

The 39-year-old Mr Perrottet was sworn in as the youngest Premier in the state’s history on Tuesday, vowing to shift the Coalition’s focus from the pandemic to families and cost of living pressures.

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CBA boss’s $1.75m share grant faces opposition

An influential proxy firm is recommending CBA shareholders vote against a bank plan to grant chief executive Matt Comyn up to $1.75 million in restricted shares.

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‘Not a Kumbaya session’: Perrottet rise signals new national cabinet dynamic

Neither Scott Morrison nor Dominic Perrottet shy away from the fact their relationship has been tense at times, but how will it change national cabinet?

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‘Harder and harder’ to find hospital beds as COVID surge bites

Doctors predict the pressure on the state’s hospital system will worsen before it eases.

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Hundreds of international students set to return to Victoria by the end of the year

More than 100 international students a week would be allowed into Victoria at start with and quarantined at universities’ expense under a state government plan requiring approval in Canberra.

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Why farmers should be wary of a National Party boondoggle on climate

Exempting agriculture from any effort to reduce emissions would be a mistake.

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Typecasting our leaders robs us of the joy of discovering their full selves

We need to take a panoramic view of the people in public service.

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Perrottet has proven himself a worthy successor to Berejiklian

I have known and worked with the new Premier and his deputy, and they are grounded people who fight for what they believe in.

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How can you detect exaggeration on a LinkedIn profile?

When it comes to listing your career history, Kirstin Ferguson suggests following one golden rule.

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Focus on childcare bottom dollar leads to more safety breaches, report finds

A report has found for-profit childcare centres are more likely to have safety breaches, sparking calls for better access to information about safety records.

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Whistleblower says Facebook puts ‘astronomical profits’ over people

The chair of the committee scrutinising Facebook said the social media giant was facing its “Big Tobacco jaw-dropping moment of truth”.

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How the deal was done to woo moderate MPs to back Perrottet and Ayres

Western Sydney is seen as a crucial factor for re-election, and this thwarted Environment Minister Matt Kean and elevated Stuart Ayres as a potential deputy leader.

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Why exercise is more important than weight loss for a longer life

A new scientific review adds to mounting evidence that most of us can be healthy at any weight, if we are also active enough.

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RIP Angus the pooch who brought paw and order to Sydney’s elite

Angus is the miniature schnauzer whose owner Jo Cooper won a costly legal battle against the body corporate of the Horizon to allow pets in its apartments.

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Bleary-eyed Rabbitohs promise more success despite challenges in 2022

With the coach and Adam Reynolds among the departures, Souths are in for major changes next season. But the Rabbitohs are convinced they will roll on in 2022.

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Whistleblower accuses Facebook of prioritising profit over safety

A former Facebook product manager has become one of the company’s highest-profile critics after exposing thousands of internal documents she said showed the social media giant failed to protect users. 

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Perrottet ‘no extremist’, says Barilaro as other MPs disagree

Outgoing Deputy Premier John Barilaro says Dominic Perrottet’s faith has been unfairly used against him. But Attorney-General Mark Speakman warns he would be the “most conservative Premier the state has had since World War II”.

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Lessons learned from many months of interrupted schooling

Students have spent three terms in the last two years learning remotely and now need any extra help they can get.

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Time for a crackdown on ‘liar loans’ to douse home price bonfire

The number of borrowers who “misstate” the level of their spending is rising.

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Clean energy cash splash would cut household bills $4200 by 2035

New analysis shows Australian households could be almost freed of energy bills, while the nation could also slash emissions.

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PM must find a way to fight warming while appeasing Nats

The clock is ticking for Scott Morrison on whether he can develop a climate change policy to take to the Glasgow conference in November.

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Clogged hospitals could result in care for ‘only the sickest’ COVID patients

Only the sickest COVID-19 patients may get hospital treatment, emergency care could be rationed and category-one elective surgeries postponed if the number of Victorians needing hospitalisation reaches levels predicted for the end of the year.

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The beginning of something bigger: Signs the pandemic is reviving the centre-left

Recent victories around the world have given rise to speculation that the pandemic has unleashed forces that favour progressive parties.

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Students in COVID-19 hotspots wary of return to class

Tuesday’s staged return to school carries unwelcome risks for students in Melbourne’s COVID-19 hot spots and some are choosing to remain at home rather than risk being exposed to the virus.

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Blue hydrogen a ‘highway to climate disaster’: Andrew Forrest slams fossil fuel funding

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has attacked public funding for use of gas, coal and carbon capture to make hydrogen fuel, which features in Australia’s climate policy.

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‘I was afraid I was going to die’: Misinformation fuels vaccine hesitancy

More than 80 per cent of Australian girls surveyed by Plan International said they had been exposed to online misinformation, with COVID-19, climate change and racial justice top of the list.

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Views split on BHP’s climate plan as shareholder vote looms

Australian mining giant BHP is facing further scrutiny over the credibility of its plans to curb the huge carbon footprint of its customers around the world.

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‘Digital Unilever’: Australian startup Una Brands plans to be a unicorn in a year

The startup is part of a new wave of online retail ‘aggregators’ making waves and attracting millions in funding around the world.

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‘Do more’: COP26 president urges Morrison to make climate top priority

The minister in charge of next month’s crunch climate summit in Glasgow has challenged “one of our closest mates” to join other leading nations in tackling global warming.

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COVID clinic closures frustrating Victorian GPs

A policy requiring Victorian GPs to shut their clinics after coronavirus exposure is delaying medical treatment and vaccinations for thousands of people, doctors warn.

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Joe Biden’s dire warning: a ‘meteor’ is headed to tank the US economy

The US federal government is set to run out of money in two weeks, a development that would wipe out millions of jobs and crash the stock market.

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Ethical shopping tips and no celebrity gossip paying off for Primer

Former Marie Claire editors Felicity Robinson and Anna Saunders are a part of a growing field of entrepreneurs that are contributing to the greater good as they grow their businesses.

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This epic tale, ragged and rugged, crowned worthy winners and gave 2021 its deserved finale

Forget Penrith-Storm in the prelim, the Panthers and Rabbitohs topped that with a gripping grand final that showcased the beauty of low-scoring games.

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More COVID-19 challenges ahead for NRL in 2022, V’landys says

ARLC boss Peter V’landys was relieved to successfully complete another difficult season, but he says the game faces more obstacles next season.

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‘More Upper Hunter or Wagga?’: Early electoral test awaits the new premier

The Liberals hold the seat of Bega being vacated by Andrew Constance with a solid margin, but the volatile politics of byelections means the result is far from certain.

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BerejikliStans come out in force for Gladys

A Change.org petition calling for the Premier’s reinstatement earned support from Sydneysiders in high places.

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NSW must do better than Dominic Perrottet as premier

The religious beliefs of our leaders are significant when they have the power to exercise choices that directly affect our collective wellbeing.

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Businessman Jones banks on Nile’s bill to bail him out of bankruptcy

In court this week in an attempt to fend off another bankruptcy action, this time over unpaid school fees, Jones assures his bankruptcy trustee he will be back in the money.

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Berejiklian’s replacement to face a baptism of fire

The next premier – likely to be Dominic Perrottet – will walk straight into one of the most critical junctures in NSW’s COVID-19 journey.

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Labor’s year-long plan to take on a Premier Perrottet

Ever since Gladys Berejiklian first appeared in the grip of the corruption watchdog in October last year, the government’s opponents have been readying their war chest against the alternative premier, Dominic Perrottet.

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Brumbies do not belong in the Snowy Mountains but plan is a good compromise

Brumbies trample the delicate ecosystem of the Australian high country into worthless mud heaps. It’s like the Great Barrier Reef coral being devoured by an imported European fish – and everyone cheering for the fish.

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Campaigner against anti-semitism and racial violence appointed to SBS board

The federal government has appointed Vic Alhadeff to the SBS board and promoted Christine Zeitz to deputy chair.

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Afghan visa applicants told to get health checks despite security crisis

Home Affairs data shows that at the end of June, it had 7706 provisional partner visa applications on hand lodged by people in Afghanistan.

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Beyond vaccine bookings: Homegrown HealthEngine branches out

The business behind the Commonwealth vaccine bookings system now has prescription medicine delivery in its sights, as potential IPO beckons.

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Winds of change blow hope into industrial towns and net zero deal

Offshore wind could generate the regional blue-collar jobs that the Nationals want to see before they cut a deal with the Prime Minister on net zero emissions.

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Thousands face income hit as disaster payments are cut: UNSW

The federal government will cut assistance to the unemployed as states hit the 80 per cent vaccination target, but new research suggests thousands will suffer.

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Beekeeping causes buzz of activity during Sydney lockdown

Allyson Apte, who runs Beecology, said more people have expressed interest in buying bees since the lockdown started.

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A desperate China is turning its lights off, but could there be a long-term gain?

Coal is driving Beijing’s energy crisis, leaving behind some painful lessons for officials and businesses across the country.

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‘Westfield of entertainment’: Fetch TV forges ahead without exclusive programs, sports rights

Challenger pay TV provider Fetch has never liked gambling. Will that approach pay off?

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Unknown, uninvited strangers joining Victorian online classrooms

Documents obtained under freedom of information reveal more than a dozen incidents of strangers joining Victorian online classrooms during remote learning, posting sexual images and making racist comments.

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Clock ticking on ‘broken’ mortgage market: Tic:Toc boss warns

If the founder of Tic:Toc Anthony Baum is right, the biggest source of Australian bank profits is on the cusp of a major shake-up.

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